Friday, May 14, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #Night
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This is too terrible. No Hell can be so bad. Cannot you send me one word? It is so unnatural. Only one word?

Asquith expresses his utter despair at Venetia's silence.

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration0/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation10/10

Thematic Tags

DespairSilence
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLondon. War Council meeting
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ

Official Register

1915-05-14

Top News

Daily Edition

No specific UK news reported in sources.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: The Military Situation (Kitchener statement), The Dardanelles, Shells and Ammunition, Home Defence

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Lord Fisher
Lord Fisher

"Again last evening Winston sent off another telegram to de Robeck when Bartolomé had told him I objected! So I had to go to him at 5.30 P.M. and say it was a 'casus belli'..."

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Baird of Belfast called regarding the issue of my communiqués to Irish papers... I now have seventy-eight papers on my list..."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Yvo came up for leave... Took my shoes back to Box... Went to Sussex Place to fetch the baby's chair... Yvo and I went to the Alhambra... Found letter from Beb when I got home."